Predicting top 3 performers from England for 5th Test

England will take on India in the fifth and the last Test of the ongoing five-match series on July 31, at the Kennington Oval in London. England has lost three of the last five matches at this venue, including the last Test match against India. England has called Jamie Overton to the squad for this game. The Ben Stokes-led side might make a few changes to the playing 11.

Here are the three players who can be the top performers from England in the 5th Test:

1. Joe Root

Joe Root has been in some form in the ongoing series. He is the second-highest run-scorer for England, having made 403 runs at an average of 67.16 in seven innings. Speaking of his record at the venue, he has made 793 runs in 11 Test matches at the Kennington Oval in London.

2. Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes won the 12th Player of the Match award in the last game and equalled Ian Botham’s record. Stokes is the leading wicket-taker in the series with 17 wickets in eight innings at an average of 25.23. With the bat, he has scored 304 runs at an average of 43.42, including one century. He is expected to display his all-round flair again with England aiming to clinch the series.

3. Jamie Smith

Jamie Smith is the highest run-scorer in the series. It will be the second Test match of his career at The Oval. He has made 424 runs in seven innings at an average of 84.80 and has hit one century and two half-centuries. He is 41 runs away from equalling the record of most runs by an English wicketkeeper-batter in a Test series. No English wicketkeeper has ever crossed the 500-run mark in a Test series and Smith seems on course to become the first wicketkeeper-batter to achieve the milestone.

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